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In this episode, we talk with Mike and Alison from Sonic Smut. Their debut self-titled album is spectacular. Their music is heavy, groovy, funky, inventive and infectious. During our time together we talked about origins and inspirations and more. We wrapped it up with our favorite topic: Pizza. Check it out!

In this episode, you get your host sharing the Life In Michigan newsletter called the Sunday Sip. We had some scheduling conflicts the last couple weeks which led to a lack of band interviews to feature, so we decided to share something different. The newsletter is over on Substack.  It is an off-shoot of our online magazine where we share a personal essay, list events coming up, what we are reading, what we are listening to, and more. . Check it out!

In this episode, we talk with Gabby, Sam, David, Rob, and Stewart from Annex Void. Their debut album Will I Dream is phenomenal. Not only are the members of this band extremely talented players, they are superb songwriters. Their heavy technical progressive music is jaw-dropping. We spent some time talking about how the band came together, what they love about their new album, their musical influences, and more. We wrapped it up with our favorite topic: Pizza. Check it out!

In this episode, we talk with Erik, Dustin, Myke, and Zack of Laddermatch. Their debut album “A Tired Sleep Won’t Fix” is a wildly intense maelstrom of heavy music. Our conversation touched on how the band came together, the recording of the debut album, musical influences, and more. We wrapped it up with our favorite topic: Pizza. Check it out!

In this episode, we talk with Charles, Dan, Thorin, and Joe. The band describes themselves as Avant-Goth, Cemetery Punk, and Death Folk. The reality is that this is an adventurous, highly original and intriguing band. We talked about how the band formed, their name, their debut album, dream gigs and more. As usual, we found time to talk about pizza.

In this episode, Chuck is on vacation but has left a couple of album reviews featuring the new record by Room 101 called Apostasy and the new Carbon Decoy called Superstition Plagues the Purity of All. Each of these are incredible albums that you’ll want in your collection.

Chuck also chats about a monster three day event called GIG - The Art of Michigan Music which is coming up on November 8, 9, and 10th at ART 634 in Jackson, Michigan. GIG - The Art of Michigan music shines a bright spotlight on the artists who bring you the concert photography, gig posters, album artwork, and t-shirt art. Over the three days there will be food, beverages, and a lot of great Michigan Music in addition to the art exhibit. Many thanks to Experience Jackson, Ogma Brewing, Life In Michigan, and Manchester Underground Music and Art for their sponsorship.